Crown Casino Melbourne

We traveled to Melbourne, on route we saw many sign posts, warning us of koalas and fruit flies. We even had to stop off to dispose of our fruit as you weren't allowed to take it in to Victoria. We entered a new state and the temperature dropped and the rain begun but all was good as Melbourne awaited us.

On the way we stopped off at …

Today was a day of schmoozing around town and checking out some of the local night life.

We started with a visit to the moving image museum which was showing an exhibit on digital
media and computer games – lots of nostalgia and interesting displays. The rotating strobe machine was a highlight (see the video!).

We then …

Overslept ... then they were cleaning the shower room and I missed the free breaky ... so I headed out to find some. Within a few steps I discovered a small cafe serving up hearty breakfasts, so ordered myself some toast and a hot chocolate. As I ate my breakfast I planned my day by consulting my Lonely Planet. (Where would I be without one hey?)< …

Entry containing 4 photos titled: Federation Square at night, City, Melbourne South Banks, South Bank

4am departure! iPod loaded with over 300 songs, with everything from Patsy Cline to Beach Boys to Australian Crawl to Kenny Rodgers to Paulini to One Direction, & throw in some ACDC for good measure! Ironhide fueled and loaded up as we crawl weary eyed but excited into the black beast ready to start our adventure! First stop - Beechworth After …

Inmiddels ben ik alweer 2,5 maand aan het werk!! Ja ik weet het, heb even geen blog geschreven en de reden daarvan is, dat het best heel druk was en ik in m'n kostbare vrije tijd heel veel andere leuke dingen te doen had:)! Het werken gaat geweldig, vind het super leuk! Heb veel nieuwe mensen ontmoet, vrienden gemaakt en vooral nieuwe dingen …

13 & 14 januari 2013

Zondagavond kwamen we terug aan op het Australische vasteland, dit keer bleven we enkele nachten in 'Melbourne'. Op maandag deden we een wandeling in de winkelstraten van Melbourne, omgeven door hoge gebouwen. 's Middags lunchten we in een Belgisch chocoladecafé, chocolade voor lunch maar toch, dit mochten we niet …

Arrived to beautiful weather 26C and enjoyed the City Circle Tram traveling around the downtown. Showed Shakti a lot of places where I lived and played. Day 2 coming up, overcast as we start and ready to hit the Queen Victoria Market down the street. A few Cafe's and then catch up with a friend in StKilda Beach …

Afgelopen dagen vrij druk geweest met sollicitaties, dit keer gelukkig wel 'echte' gesprekken. Maandag had ik dus een gesprek bij een hotel-restaurant, helaas is dit hem niet geworden. Vandaag had ik ook nog een gesprek bij een telemarketing bedrijf, maar die zouden me voor 17 uur smsen of ik aangenomen zou worden, en dat is niet gebeurd. Dus …

"Smell Bone= Melbourne" I learned this from a free walking tour guide almost half way done the tour. Yara River cutting through Melbourne CBD was a huge trading quay back in hundreds of years ago and fishes were loaded and processed on the riverside where all the fishes guts were dumped into the river while bone is pile up at mountain height at the …

... 1.5 million km around the globe. It was restored in the 1970s and is situated on the south wharf near the exhibition centre and crown casino complex. We got the tram back up to the South Bank area by the river Yarra as we were meeting Lisa Cowling - ...

... day and the gardens just aren't doing it for us like the suggestion of gambling is. So we head over to the Crown Casino, Melbourne's gigantic ode to tacky. Al and I watch, lulled into another hypnotic trance, as a gentleman plays the dealer on the ...

... nights of my life!  Not only did we get to see Damien Leith in concert, but we got to see him in the Palms at the Crown Casino... so it was an intimate gig with the typical casino set up (a stage with a semi circle of tables around it!)  I am ...

... about being lonely or bored or anything else take heed. I wouldn't have swapped this group for any other in the world. Crown Casino is, depending on who you listen to, either the biggest casino in the Southern Hemisphere, the third biggest casino in ...

... wouldn't have got in. Nice ground but untidy due to all the construction work. Train back to city centre then go to Crown Casino, the largest in Australia. Spend three hours at the tables and leave only a few quid down. Couple of bars next then back to ...

... what the picture behind the door was!), checked out the beautiful Christmas tree made purely out of stars and had a pop to the Crown Casino on the banks of the Yarra river.  We didn't have any luck there either although we weren't exactly big ...

... a night in St Kilda, a visit to the cinema to see Borat (funny as..) and a few games of bowling at the Crown Casino Complex, and many a drink sunk in PJ O'Briens, the obligatory Irish pub.  We spent Xmas Eve there too, which was different from ...

... is much more suitable) then off we went into the city to meet Stacey and Liam. The plan was to check out the Crown casino which was apparently HUGE, and more of an entertainment complex with around 20 bar's, nice restaurants and designer clothes shops ...

... tour boats and the Melbourne River Patrol keep a sharp eye on everything.  On the south bank, one can find a number of high-end restaurants, a plethora of shops, and the Crown Casino.  Jackpot baby!   Have a good week everyone. ...

... a wander by the river up as far as the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) a.k.a 'The mighty G.' one way and The Crown Casino the other way.  Melbourne is a beautiful city and this was one of the best ways to see it, there was also a great bridge lined ...